The Two Gentlemen of Verona
FREE Performances
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
2:00 – 4:30 pm
Knoxville Museum of Art
June and Rob Heller Garden
1050 Worlds Fair Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37916
(Rain Location: Bailey Hall)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
8:30 – 10:00 pm
Hi-Wire Brewery
2020 Barber St., Knoxville, TN 37920
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22
3:30 – 5:00 pm
UT – 21st Century Plaza
(Rain location: Student Union Rm: 362BC)
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About this project:
The production of Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona was originally part of a summer-long residency with the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, MN, where UT Knoxville’s Graduate MFA Acting Company also understudied roles in The Comedy of Errors and Romeo and Juliet. This production was created to be performed in intimate community settings, allowing actors and audiences to be close to one another in space. By using simple storytelling techniques, the beauty of Shakespeare’s poetry, wordplay, story, and characters comes to life—becoming as accessible and fun as it was originally meant to be.
Special thank you to the Knoxville Museum of Art and Hi-Wire Brewery for their partnership. Don’t miss this unique and engaging production!
About The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Best friends Valentine and Proteus travel from Verona to Milan to become gentlemen. But the course of growing up never did run smooth. Amid competitors, clowns, parents, and one unforgettable dog, these young friends—and the tenacious women they love—stumble through romance, betrayal, and reconciliation.
At turns silly and profound, Shakespeare’s first comedy asks timeless questions of youth: Who must I become to get what I want in life? Do I stay true to myself or shape myself to the world? Is what I want now what I’ll want tomorrow?
